Osler-Weber-Rendu disease--unexpected complication following excision of splenic aneurysm--a case report.

Osler-Weber-Rendu disease is an autosomal dominant disease, sometimes known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) with a family history. It is a rare disease and there are no records of families with inheritance lineage in Riyadh. We experienced an anesthetic management of a 28-yr-old woman with Osler-Weber-Rendu disease.

High prevalence of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among Saudi population, aged 30-64 years.

Objective: Study the prevalence of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia and other cholesterol related risk factors among Saudi population, aged 30-64 years.

Design: Cross sectional national epidemiological randomized household survey.

Subject: 2059 Saudi subjects, aged 30-64 years.

Overweight and obesity in Saudi Arabian adult population, role of socio-demographic variables.

The objectives of this Community-based National Epidemiological Household Survey, conducted between 1990-1993, were to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi Arabia and to examine its association with the socio-demographic characteristics of the adult population. A sample of Saudis 20 years and over was selected using a multistage stratified cluster sampling technique with probability proportionate to size. The selected subjects were requested to visit primary health care centers in their localities.